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Out and About

Staff–compiled by Guy Poole

Saturday September 22, 2001

Saturday, Sept. 22

1st Annual Guinness & Oyster Festival

11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

MLK Jr. Civic Center Park

Cake, Mingus Amungus, Ponticello, Stolen Bibles, Alamo 66 w/ Destani Wolf, The Culann’s Hounds. Free.

Free Emergency Preparedness Class

9 a.m. - noon

997 Cedar St.

Disaster mental health class. Free to anyone 18 or older who lives or works in Berkeley. 644-8736 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/fire.oes.html

What You Need to Know Before You Build or Remodel

10 a.m. - noon

Building Education Center

812 Page St.

Preview of the Homeowner’s Essential Course – learn to solder pipe and more. By Glen Kitzenberger. Free.

525-7610

Choosing to Add On: The Pros and Cons of Building an

Addition

noon - 2 p.m.

Building Education Center

812 Page St.

By author and instructor Skip Wenz. Free. 525-7610

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts Open House

1 -4 p.m.

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts

2640 College Ave.

Free family friendly Open House and community celebration. Entertainment by Shotgun Players, Berkeley Ballet and Berkeley Opera. Newcomers are encouraged to drop by and get to know the JMCA. 845-8542 www.juliamorgan.org

Life from a Spiritual Perspective

5 p.m.

St. John’s Presbyterian Church

2727 College Avenue

Free talk by Dr. Richard Seader, vegetarian reception to follow, childcare, free parking under church. (707) 226-7703 sfsos@aol.com.

Disaster Mental Health

9 a.m. - noon

Office of Emergency Services

997 Cedar St.

Free classes in Community Emergency Response Training (CERT). 981-5605

Sunday, Sept. 23

West Berkeley Market

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

University Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets

Family-oriented weekly market. Crafts, music, produce and specialty foods.

654-6346

Tibetan Nyingma Institute Open House

3 - 5 p.m.

Tibetan Nyingma Institute

1815 Highland Place

Free introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Culture.

843-6812

Tibetan Buddhism

6 p.m.

Tibetan Nyingma Institute

1815 Highland Place

Sylvia Gretchen on “Bringing the Tibetan Wisdom Tradition into our Lives Today.” Free.

843-6812

Hands-On Bicycle Repair Clinics

11 a.m. - noon

Recreational Equipment Inc.

1338 San Pablo Ave.

Learn how to adjust your brakes from one of REI’s bike technicians. All you need to bring is your bike, tools are provided. Free. 527-4140

Monday, Sept. 24

Free Legal Workshop

6 - 8 p.m.

Women’s Cancer Resource Center

3023 Shattuck Ave.

Find out about the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. Laws protect you from termination during an experience with cancer or other serious medical condition. 601-4040 Ext. 302

Eastshore State Park Regional Workshop #2

7 p.m.

Hs Lordship’s Restaurant

Second Floor Georgian Ballroom

199 Seawall Drive, Berkeley Marina

The public is being asked for their input and suggestions on the long-term master plan for the development of the new Eastshore State Park (ESP), stretching along the shoreline from the touchdown of the Bay Bridge to Marina Bay in Richmond.

www.eastshorestatepark.org

NOW Meeting

6:30 - 8 p.m.

Mama Bears Bookstore & Coffee House

6536 Telegraph Ave.

Monthly meeting of the Oakland East Bay Chapter of the National Organization for Women. Nonmembers welcome.

Free. 549-2970

Psychology Discussion

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Psychologist Betty Goren will lead a discussion titled “Does Talking Help Get Rid of the Blues.”

644-6107

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Inquiry Program

7:30 p.m.

St. Mary Magdalen Parish

2005 Berryman St.

A program to learn everything you wanted to know about the Catholic Church but never had the chance to ask.

526-4811

Affordable Housing Advocacy Project Open Forum

5:30 - 7 p.m.

South Branch Public Library

1901 Russell St.

Maintain and increase landlords and property management firms participation in the section 8 program, while building a better rapport with all those concerned.

548-8776

Daily Prayer and Meditation

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

First Congregational Church

Dana at Durant

Chapel open for prayer and

meditation.

Tuesday, Sept. 25

Berkeley Housing Authority Monthly Meeting

6:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way

549-2970.

Berkeley Camera Club

7:30 p.m.

Northbrae Community Church

941 The Alameda

Share your slides and learn what other photographers are doing. Monthly field trips. 525-3565

Redistricting of Berkeley City Council Districts

7 p.m.

2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way

Public hearing to consider proposals to amend Council District boundaries based on the 2000 census figures. Members of the public are invited to comment on all proposals. 981-7000 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us

Berkeley Farmers’ Market

2-7 p.m.

Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street. 548-3333

Free Early Music Group

10 - 11:30 a.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Small group sings madrigals and other voice harmony every Tuesday.

655-8863

Annual PTA Reception

6 - 8 p.m.

Rosa Parks Environmental